Chanzhou became Puyang later. This place name appeared very frequently in the history of Song Dynasty. Not only because of the Battle of Chanzhou. And the Yellow River often bursts its banks here. And the salt policy. Chanzhou City is divided into two parts, one on the south bank of the Yellow River and one on the north bank of the Yellow River. The north bank of the Yellow River was affected by the private salt of the Liao State, so the Trade Law was implemented, but on the south bank, the Qing Law was implemented. Li Jilong¡¯s memorial was to ask Zhao Heng to stop in Nancheng and conduct the command instead of crossing the Yellow River. But why Song Jiu agreed with Kou Zhun to let Zhao Heng personally conquer the army? First, there were too many troops and too many rebellious generals. Even Li Jilong might not be able to command them all. With Zhao Heng in charge, it would be easier to mobilize the three armies. At least the consequences of Cao Bin's quarrel in Xiongzhou City will not happen. The quarrel is inevitable, but it will not cause division. The second is to boost morale. This is a war of national destiny. If the Song Dynasty wins, the Liao Kingdom is almost over. If the Song Dynasty loses, it may end early, and even every bit of advantage must be used. Third, Yu Er is big enough to attract the Liao army and prevent them from breaking out in advance, so as to expand the results in the subsequent battle. But Song Jiu would not say that I used the emperor and other ministers to make fish erbium, so Li Jilong had his own considerations. After all, there are too many troops, and the city wall of Chanzhou is not tall and strong. If something goes wrong, let the Liao Kingdom carry out a beheading operation, and it will be a big deal. Please look at a certain Ming Dynasty emperor in another time and space, or what is about to happen to Xiao Yanyan and her son The Song Army has enough advantages and there is no need to take this risk. So he wrote this proposal. After Zhao Heng read it, he issued an edict to use Nancheng Post House as his palace. Kou Zhun became anxious and said: "Your Majesty, if you can't cross the river, people will be in fear and the enemy will not be deterred. This is not the way to win decisively. The town is being conquered from all directions, and the reinforcements have arrived, so why should you not go there without doubt?" Gao Qiongda He shouted: "Your Majesty can't cross the river, and the people are like mourning for their heirs." He was a military commander, so this sentence was too harsh. Feng Zheng was angry. Gao Qiong then said: "You sent an article to the two palaces. Now that the enemy cavalry is so full, you blame Gao Qiong for being rude. Why don't you write a poem to drive back the enemy cavalry?" Song Fa had also said this before, using the words of Confucius. It is okay to govern within the Dao, but do not copy the magic horse of benevolence and righteousness to the Liao Kingdom. I don¡¯t believe that I sent envoys to them to read Master¡¯s books and talk about Master¡¯s benevolence and righteousness to see if they would make peace with the Song Dynasty. Feng Zheng was so angry that he wanted to be reasonable. Gao Qiong was too lazy to pay attention to him and ordered the guards to push Zhao Heng's chariot onto the pontoon. Zhao Heng was a little dumbfounded, no matter how you argue. You should at least ask me my opinion, what is this for? Am I still the emperor? He didn't speak, but the guard hesitated. Gao Qiong shouted again: "Why don't you move quickly? Now that we are here, is there any hesitation?" So the guard began to push the chariot. Song Jiu smiled and whispered in Zhao Heng's ear: "Your Majesty. Don't blame Gao Qiong. In less than three days, your Majesty will avenge the humiliation of the two former emperors. Besides, no matter which minister takes charge of this virtuous matter, It is not a benefit, but a harm, and only Your Majesty can bear the responsibility." Zhao Heng rubbed his temples, smiled at Song Jiu, and said nothing. After crossing the pontoon bridge, a steady stream of troops were encamped outside the city. Zhao Heng climbed up to the north tower and raised the yellow dragon flag. When he saw the dragon flag rising, the three armies shouted long live, which could be heard for hundreds of miles. certainly. There are only dozens of soldiers here in Chanzhou. However, the news spread to several other armies, and they also cheered from all directions. However, that night a eunuch called Song Jiu to the temporary palace. Liu E met Song Jiu in the palace and was still very polite to him. What should I do? She is just a beauty now and does not have much say, at least on the surface. Besides, she still wants to be a queen in the future. Across the curtain, Liu E said with great respect: "I have met Song Gong, and I would like to thank Song Gong for his advice that day." "I have met Liu Meiren." Song Jiu was also very polite, which made Liu E like it more. "There is no need to be polite. I have invited Song Gong here. I just want to say one thing. Your Majesty has been working hard to govern this country these years and spent a lot of energy." Song Jiu nodded. The governance of Xianping was indeed not easy. Li Hang is alive and well. Chen Shu was exhausted. I believe Zhao Heng was also exhausted. "And His Majesty has been ill. Because of fatigue and excessive worry during this period, he has a severe headache" "Headache?" "Yes, Taizong also had this problem before, but it was not as serious as Your Majesty." "So it is. Like this" Song Jiu suddenly thought of Zhao Heng constantly rubbing his temples on the pontoon, but he didn't pay much attention at the time. "Then what Miss Liu means" ??I hope Song Gong will take more care of your majesty. In addition, he is afraid of noise because of his illness. Your majesty is embarrassed to say that although the post house is used as a palace, it will not disturb the people. It is too close to the outside of the city. Can you find a quiet place? . " "Can. " "But don't tell outsiders about this matter. This is a chronic disease. If word spreads, it will inevitably cause people to misunderstand and shake the society. " "I understand. " Song Jiu went out, a little dumbfounded. Of course he knew that it was not that serious, and Song Zhenzong would live for a long time. But Liu E said that he found a random reason, found a wealthy family in the southern district of Beicheng, and moved him The family's house was moved out and the palace was relocated. Kou Zhun found it again. This place is close to the floating bridge. Why does the emperor want to escape? Song Jiu said in a low voice: "Pingzhong, your majesty is slightly ill and is still ill." You came to the Chanzhou Army just because you were afraid of the noise, so don't think too much about it. " "Are you feeling well? " "It's a minor illness, it doesn't matter. "The emperor was not feeling well, so Kou Zhun didn't care. Then he and Yang Yi drank heavily every night and made a lot of noise. After hearing this, Zhao Heng said happily: "If the channel is like this, why should I worry? People at that time compared him to Xie An. But the other two important ministers Zhang Qixian and Song Jiu discussed military affairs with Li Jilong and others day and night. Zhao Heng added: "I have two men to work hard, so I don't have to worry." " Anyway, it's better to get on the pirate ship and let these people toss it. Therefore, people at this time were compared to Xiao He and Chen Ping. If they win, everyone is a hero. But Song Jiu is also interesting. Spend more money to buy the best from Chanzhou The good food and wine allowed Kou Zhun to drink and have fun with his son-in-law Yang Yi. Zhang Qixian was dissatisfied, and Song Jiu said: "Now all the soldiers of the country are here, and although they are many, they are strong." But it was not easy for many people to unite, and Kou Zhun was enjoying himself. When the soldiers heard this, they thought that the imperial court was determined to win, and they felt at ease. Then the top and bottom will be easy to condense. "But I smiled bitterly in my heart. After the war, it seemed that Kou Zhun, Wang Qinruo and Zhang Qixian were bound to have a big fight. This feud became deeper and deeper, and even the Jade Emperor could not mediate it. The other groups continued to shrink their pockets. Before The Liao army's activities ranged from Dingzhou to Dingzhou, and even a small group of troops entered the border of Huazhou in the west, and moved to Dezhou and Bozhou in the east. After going south and eating up these small groups of Liao troops one after another, Xiao Yanyan had to order the three armies to shrink. This allowed Qin Han, Ma Zhijie and Yang Qiong to successfully tie up the two groups of Song troops. Arriving at Linhe Neihuang County to the west of Chanzhou, Cao Wei led two groups of Song troops to Nanle and Guancheng counties to the north of Chanzhou. The area is now only three to four hundred miles in diameter, and the maximum diameter does not exceed one hundred. Within an area of ????50 miles, more than 600,000 troops from the two countries were concentrated, but it cannot be said that the Liao Kingdom gradually became disadvantaged in terms of military strength. However, their troops were mostly cavalry and were surrounded by powerful enemies. , It seems that a pocket has been laid, but the troops are more or less dispersed, unlike the Liao army. Moreover, Xiao Yanyan also has a trump card. Cao used it to go to the Khitan camp. At the foot of Chanzhou City, Xiao Yanyan politely talked to Cao Li about the peace talks, and then sent an envoy into Chanzhou City. He wanted to reconcile the two countries with only one request: use Yishui as the boundary, Zijingguan, Feihuling, and Lingqiu. And Pianguan and other places must be returned to the Liao Kingdom. This requirement is much lower than the historical requirements. However, Kou Zhun, Zhang Qixian and others are very happy. However, Feng Zheng and others agree. When the two countries negotiate a peace, one is asking for a lot of money, and the other is demanding. Sit on the ground and pay back the price. It's still a bargain. It's better not to fight. As a result, the ministers in Chanzhou started to argue with each other. He said: "What's the difficulty? Let Cao use it to go to Liao camp again. I told them that it was okay to make peace, but Yan Yun must be returned to our court. " "Can we still talk about peace? " "Feng Zheng, do you think the Khitan is still shouting for peace while slaughtering all the soldiers and civilians in our Deqing military city, so we can still negotiate?" " Zhao Heng waved his hand: "If we can't talk about it, we won't talk about it. We are facing a formidable enemy, so you should stop making noise. " Xiao Yanyan was shocked when she heard this. Why did the cowardly emperor of the Song Dynasty suddenly change his temper? Soldiers need to move quickly. Since the Song Dynasty wants to decide the outcome, let's attack when they have just arrived and their formation is not in order. Then let Xiao Taolin go out. Encourage the soldiers: "Our dynasty is determined to make peace, and we don't even want the ten counties in Guannan that belong to our dynasty, but the Song people don't agree.If you want to annihilate us, what do you think we should do? " "Since the founding of our country, we have been invincible in all battles and invincible in all attacks. However, the Queen Mother and Your Majesty were humiliated at the hands of the cowardly Southerners. What do you think we should do? " "There is a small city in front of it. There is no tall city wall, but there is the emperor of the Song Dynasty and all the important officials. If we take it in one fell swoop, the Song Dynasty will be destroyed. What do you think we should do? " Because it was impossible for Li Jilong to move out the bed crossbow before the decisive battle. There was no bed crossbow, but another weapon instead. So this guy continued to jump around, which really boosted his morale. The war began. The Liao army sounded the clarion call for a general attack, and dense numbers of Liao soldiers rushed towards Chanzhou City. "Your Majesty, please go to the top of the city." Song Jiu led Zhao Heng to a big drum on the top of the city. "Zhang Gong, Bi Gong, Kou." Sir, please raise the flag. "Song Jiu asked Zhang Qixian, Kou Zhun and Bi Shi'an to stand behind Zhao Heng and hold up the dragon flag. "Your Majesty, please give Li Jilong a sword. Anyone who does not obey orders will be killed when he comes down. " "No way. "Feng Zheng shouted. That is to say, starting from Song Jiu, if anyone disobeys Li Jilong's orders, Li Jilong has the right to kill anyone on the spot, including Song Jiu himself. "Feng Zheng, what else do you want to do at this moment when the country's life and death is at stake! Song Jiu shouted: "Your Majesty, please give me the sword and the order." " Zhao Heng had no choice, so he issued an edict to give the sword and power. Li Jilong didn't react for a long time. "Your Majesty issued an edict again. Anyone who kills a bandit, regardless of the military or civilians, will be rewarded with twenty coins. " Zhao Heng issued an edict. This does not cost much money. If we can really buy all the Liao army heads, more than 200,000 Liao soldiers, for less than five million yuan, it would be a great deal. "Your Majesty, please play the drum. "Zhao Heng forced Song Jiu to have no choice. He raised his drumstick and began to beat the drum himself to cheer. Song Jiu shouted to the Song army outside the city: "Your Majesty is beating the drum for you personally, and His Majesty is sick, but His Majesty Right here, never take a step back, why don't you fight desperately? " Zhao Heng thought strangely while beating the drum, how did Song Jiu know that I was feeling uncomfortable? However, this time, morale was also boosted. The three armies cheered along with Song Jiu: "Long live the Song Dynasty. " "Long live your Majesty. " "The Lord humiliates his subjects and dies, and the country humiliates his subjects and dies. ¡± There was a thunderous cry, and even many people in the city were inspired to take up arms and ask to participate in the war. The battle of Chanzhou officially started.